Where does “ना” come from?

ना (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit न, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ná, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

ना (Hindi): not

Definitions

  1. not

Ancestry of “ना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनno, not; no, not, none, no one, nothing, never,...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniannáno, not
3Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

Words derived from “ना”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ná →Every word from Sanskrit न →